Widgets on the wake-up screen, how to get rid of them?


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d4005

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These widgets randomly started appearing (after 18 months of this machine not showing them). One of them is showing me a temperate in Fahrenheit despite my location being in Europe, another is offering me traffic info in a place I don't live (and never heard of), and another is giving me sports scores for a sport I've never watched.

It's like Microsoft decided to throw non-relevant random widgets at me, after a recent Windows update I expect.

Anyone know how to get rid of them?

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Hello, :alien:

The tutorial below will help show you how to select something else or disable the widgets on the lock screen.

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Choose App or Widgets to Show Detailed Status on Lock Screen in Windows 11

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and

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Choose App or Widgets to Show Detailed Status on Lock Screen in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing widgets or app detailed status on the lock screen for your account in Windows 11. The lock screen (aka: welcome screen) is the screen you see at startup and when you lock (Win+L) the PC. You will need to dismiss the lock screen to to...
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As both of your Weather and Traffic Widgets are showing Bonstetten, (Village in Switzerland?) And now that you know how to remove the widgets, I would suggest you look at your location settings. Unless you’re using a VPN to mask your location..
 

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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
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antspants said:
As both of your Weather and Traffic Widgets are showing Bonstetten, (Village in Switzerland?) And now that you know how to remove the widgets, I would suggest you look at your location settings. Unless you’re using a VPN to mask your location..
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I have the location settings disabled, I guess Microsoft Weather decided to try and guess, my ISP probably steered them wrong. As places go, Bonstetten looks nice. I'd quite like to be living there :star:
 

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    Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G6 IAX
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    Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 external monitors, Samsung 43" super widescreen (providing 2x 1080p via separate inputs), 1x LG 27" 1080p
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    2560x1600 and 3x 1920x1080
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    1TB SSD internal, 2x4TB SSD external
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    Logitech illuminated and silent thing
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    Traditional MS Intellimouse
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    Chrome mostly, Edge for PDF's, Brave for YouTube
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    MalwareBytes/Defender
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    Also an m4 Mac Mini for work dev stuff that I operate remotely via HelpWire.
If you like, you can set a default location for your device that Windows, apps, and services can use when a more exact location can’t be detected using GPS or other methods (ex: Location services).

www.elevenforum.com

Change Default Location in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to set or change the default location for your Windows 11 device for your account. Microsoft operates a location service that helps determine the precise geographic location of your Windows device. The precise location of your device allows apps to give you...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Amazon Basics Wired Full Keyboard MD005
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    Logitech MX Master 4
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    2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
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    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
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    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    15" HDR
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    2496 x 1664
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    1 TB SSD
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    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
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    Chrome and Edge
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    Microsoft Defender
Brink said:
If you like, you can set a default location for your device that Windows, apps, and services can use when a more exact location can’t be detected using GPS or other methods (ex: Location services).

www.elevenforum.com

Change Default Location in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to set or change the default location for your Windows 11 device for your account. Microsoft operates a location service that helps determine the precise geographic location of your Windows device. The precise location of your device allows apps to give you...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
Click to expand...

Good to know, thanks. I wouldn't mind setting a default location for Weather and traffic, but otherwise I'd rather leave location services turned off. I don't want it contradicting me if I have a VPN on to spoof my location elsewhere. :rolleyes:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G6 IAX
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 external monitors, Samsung 43" super widescreen (providing 2x 1080p via separate inputs), 1x LG 27" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600 and 3x 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD internal, 2x4TB SSD external
    Keyboard
    Logitech illuminated and silent thing
    Mouse
    Traditional MS Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    256Mb down/50Mb up
    Browser
    Chrome mostly, Edge for PDF's, Brave for YouTube
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes/Defender
    Other Info
    Also an m4 Mac Mini for work dev stuff that I operate remotely via HelpWire.
d4005 said:
I wouldn't mind setting a default location for Weather and traffic, but otherwise I'd rather leave location services turned off.
Click to expand...
Location for weather and traffic widgets dynamic cards on the lock screen are taken from location for weather and traffic on the widgets screen (at Customize widget after three dots menu).

Customize weather widget.png
 
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